Obituaries 04-01-11

Published 1:00 pm, Friday, April 1, 2011

LUBBOCK - Ermis Chaffin Goble, 86, of Lubbock died Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at her home.

Memorial services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, April 2, 2011, at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Lubbock with Dr. Baron Eliason, pastor, officiating.

Visitation will follow the service from 11 a.m.-noon at the church.

Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park at a later date. Cremation arrangements are under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview.

Ermis was born in Aiken, Texas, on Feb. 11, 1925, to Hulit and Claudie McAfee Kidd. She graduated from Lockney High School in 1944. She attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock. On June 25, 1944, she married Ray F. "Bud" Buchanan in Plainview. They made their home in Plainview for 30 years. Bud passed away in 1973.

She moved to Lubbock in 1976 when she married Dr. Cadman Chaffin. He passed away in 1991. She married W.L. Goble in 1994, and he passed away in 2008.

She also was preceded in death by her daughter, Carol Ann Buchanan Lawson; five sisters; and two brothers.

Ermis was an active member of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Lubbock.

She is survived by her son, Jim Buchanan of Lubbock; her son-in-law, Dr. Noel Lawson of Little Rock, Ark.; three stepdaughters, Adria Kitten and her husband, Gordon, of Lubbock, Gail Chaffin of Dallas and Carolyn Stone and her husband, Terry, of Plano; two stepsons, Greg Chaffin and his wife, Trish, of Dallas and Carl Chaffin and his wife, Debbie, of Roswell, N.M.; 12 grandchildren, Morgan Ellsberry, Ashley, Allison and Nicolas Chaffin, Callie and Mackenzie Chaffin, Michael Buchanan, Michelle Buchanan, J.B. Lawson and his wife, Lauren, Katherine Noel Lawson and Jason Buchanan; three great-grandchildren, Walter and Charles Lawson and Jacob Buchanan; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to Westminster Presbyterian Church or a favorite charity.

Allen was born June 6, 1952, in Plainview, Texas, to Joseph Allen Hatch Jr. and Edna Belle Kunkel Hatch.

He married Suzanne Duller on June 19, 1976, in Dallas.

He was a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church in York, Pa., a graduate of Texas Tech University and a member of Texas Tech Alumni Association. He was the owner of Bay Window Books and was retired from Zurich Insurance Co.

A visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. Saturday at Aldersgate United Methodist Church with a memorial service to follow at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Andrea Stephenson officiating.

A second memorial will be held for family in Texas at a later date.

Allen is survived by his wife, Suzanne; two daughters, Jennifer L. Hatch of York and Kimberly Duus and her husband, Hank, of Newark, Del.; a granddaughter, Madeline Duus; his father and stepmother, Joe and Betty Hatch of Chandler, Texas; a brother, W. Michael Hatch and his wife, Sherita, of Plainview; two stepsisters, Cynthia Kay Mitchell of Abilene and Cyrethia Jean Hughes and her husband, Greg, of Chandler; one nephew, Christopher Hatch of Plainview; a niece, Heather Curtis and her husband, Richard, of San Angelo; one great-niece, Emilee Curtis of San Angelo; two step-nieces, Ashley and Megann Hagmann of Chandler; three step-nephews, Kyle and Ryan Hughes and Joshua Hagmann of Chandler; uncles and aunts, Harley and Mary Hatch, Howard and Leta Hatch, Richard and Edith Sims and Rob and Edna Heflin, all of Plainview, Bobbie Hatch of Lakeview, Daisy and Corkey Langford of Dimmitt, and Richard and Julia Hollis of Clarendon; and a host of cousins, relatives and friends who loved him dearly.

Allen was preceded in death by his mother, Edna Kunkel Hatch, in 2002.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Allen Hatch Scholarship Fund, to benefit the Dallastown High School Speech and Debate Team, c/o Sovereign Bank, 2690 S. Queen St., York, PA 17402.

John Thomas Willhite, 48, of Plainview died Tuesday, March 29, 2011, in Hall County.

Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday, April 4, 2011, at St. Alice Catholic Church with the Rev. Pat Maher officiating and the Rev. Samuel Oracion assisting.

Burial will follow in the Veterans Section at Llano Cemetery in Amarillo, Texas, under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview.

A visitation will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday followed by a rosary service at 6 p.m. at the funeral home.

John was born Oct. 23, 1962, in Hanford, Calif., to William M. and Alice Willhite. He grew up in Wichita, Kan., and attended schools there. He attended college at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. He served in the U.S. Navy as an E-5 corpsman and served for more than 12 years.

He moved to Texas in 1995 and to Plain view in 2004. He worked for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for 16 years, most recently as a Risk Manager 4 for Region 5.

He was member of St. Alice Catholic Church.

John married Maria Rita Yambao on March 16, 1988, in Aurora, Colo.

He is survived by his wife, Rita Willhite of Plainview; one son, Brock Thomas Willhite and his wife, Heather, of Kaysville, Utah; five brothers, Marvin Willhite and his wife, Janice, Truman Wilhite and his wife, Cynthia, and William H. Willhite and his wife, Kayen, all of Hanford, Calif., Alvin Willhite and his wife, Tammy, of Valley Falls, Kan., and Calvin Willhite of Wichita, Kan.; two sisters, Marsha Meyer and her husband, Brad, of Hesston, Kan., and Aleta Irvan of Kentucky; and two grandchildren, Chloe Willhite and Brody Willhite of Kaysville, Utah.

John was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Larry and Jerry Willhite; and one sister, Marjorie Willhite.

The family suggests memorials to the VFW, Post 5399, Plainview, TX 79072.